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Bill C-56

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SUMMARY

These amendments to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act provide:

- for the creation of a participant funding program to encourage Canadians to participate at hearings conducted by public review panels;

- that, to the extent possible, only one federal environmental assessment is conducted with respect to a project; and

- that the response of a responsible authority to the recommendations of a review panel is subject to Governor in Council approval.